Holt's urethral dilator

Holt's urethral dilator, silver and ivory, with 2 cannulae

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Holt's urethral dilator, silver and ivory, with 2 cannulae
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Holt's urethral dilator, silver and ivory, with 2 cannulae, in case, English(?), 1801-1860

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Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659123
Materials:
silver, ivory, cannula, metal (plated), cannula, ivory, case, wood, case, leather, case, silk, case, velvet and case, brass
Measurements:
case: length 345 mm
case: width 50 mm
case: thickness 30 mm
approx: length 325 mm
larger cannula: diameter 6 mm
smaller cannula: diameter 5 mm
type:
urethral dilators
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust